Bài giảng đọc Tiếng Anh luật

ENGLISH FOR LAW
Reading 2
CAREER PATHS
LAW (Book 3)
GET READY!
BEFORE READING
3
1.WHY IS TIME MANAGEMENT AN IMPORTANT SKILL?
• Time management is an important skill 
because it allows you to use your time 
effectively, meet deadlines and be punctual. 
Good time management helps you to prioritize 
tasks, manage your workload and ultimately, 
enjoy more free time, because you don't have 
unfinished projects to complete at home.
2. WHAT ARE SOME METHODS BUSY PEOPLE CAN USE TO STAY ORGANIZED?
People can make to-do lists and then 
prioritize important tasks. Keeping a 
personal planner is also an effective way of 
keeping track of upcoming appointments 
and deadlines. These days, cell phones and 
computers have built in calendars and 
planners which can be an effective tool in 
personal organization too.
1. Delegating is a good way to lighten your workload.
T.
2. Simple tasks are less urgent than more complex tasks.
F.
3. Do easy jobs first and the harder, more unpleasant jobs later.
F.
3. VOCABULARY
1. maximize
=> B. to make the best use of something
2 . procrastinate
=> A.to not do something that needs to be done
3. accomplish
=> F. to complete something successfully
4. prioritize
=> C. to decide what is most important
5 . delegate
=> E. to give work to another person to do
6. pick out
=> D to choose something
1 progress
2 workload
3 to-do list
4 urgent
5 crucial
6 task
7 realistic
8 deadline
Before reading
1. Where do people record their 
appointments and important dates?
◦People record their 
appointments and 
deadlines in 
personal planners, 
on wall calendars 
and on computer 
calendar programs.
2. Law firms usually have a master 
calendar with important dates 
marked. Why is this beneficial?
◦ It allows all the firm's 
employees to see what 
important cases and 
deadlines are coming up. 
It also means employees 
can easily find out what 
other employees are 
working on, where they 
are and when they have 
free time
(2) COMPLETE THE TABLE
1 wall calendar
2 to track the movements and
appointments of employees
3 tickler file
4 software program
(3). Vocabulary
1 master calendar, pocket planner
2 reminded,updated
3 software, tickler file
4 formats, conflicts
(4) Vocabulary
1/ B
-> Staff should look at the firm calendar regularly.
2/ A
-> Freda uses a wall calendar so that she can easily see her appointments.
3/ B
-> Every boss should track the movements of his or her staff
4/ A
-> Ms. Dailey has an appOintment with her doctor.
UNIT 3. 
DOCUMENT RETENTION
(1) GET READY!
Question 1. What are some important 
documents people keep for a long time?
- Important documents people keep for a
long time include; birth and marriage
certificates, driving licenses, degree
certificates and other qualifications,
financial and medical records.
Question 2. 
Why do they keep this kind of 
information?
 These documents are 
important when you 
apply for jobs, 
loans,visas or study.
 Financial documents may 
be important for 
calculating taxes.
(2) READING: 
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER.
1/ What is the policy about?
B
2/ Which of the following must be kept for more than six years?
C
3/ What should happen to legal files after a case closes?
C
(3) VOCABULARY
1/ A
2/ B
3/ A 4/ B
5/ A
6/ A
(4) VOCABULARY 
FILL IN THE BLANKS
1/ Employees may receive a.. such as a fine.
 penalty
2/ Everyone in the company should.. with the rules.
 comply
3/.. to follow the rules may lead to disciplinary action..
 Failure
4/ Illegal actions can.. a company to a court case.
 subject
5/ You can store data electronically, or as a..
 hard copy
6/ Please keep these records for a.. of five years.
 period
UNIT 4
LEGAL BILLING
BEFORE READING
1/ Sometimes lawyers do not get paid 
unIess they win their cases. Why do you 
think this is?
 Some lawyers are not paid unless 
they win their cases because they do 
not charge an hourly rate but take a 
percentage of any damages awarded 
to their client. Lawyers choose this 
method of payment if they are fairly 
sure the case will be successful.
2/ Why are 
lawyers’ fees 
often expensive
Lawyer's fees are 
expensive because a 
lawyer's education is 
expensive. Lawyers may 
have several years of 
university debt to pay 
back. Likewise, setting up 
a the legal team is an 
expensive business and 
usually requires lawyers 
to take out loans
(2) READING: 
 1/ retainer
 2/ reduced
 3/ flat rate fee
 4/ senior partner
(3) VOCABULARY - Match the words with the definitions 
1. .. reduced rate
 E 
(an hourly fee whIch is les than usual)
2. ..flat rate
 A 
(a fixed payment for a service)
3. .. current rate
 G 
(the fee which is applicable at the 
moment)
4. .. hourly rate
 D
(a fixed amount of money per hour of work)
5 . .. contingency fee
 C
(the percentage of money awarded a lawyer gets)
6. .. recovery
 B
(the money awarded to a client)
7. .. retainer fee
 F
(the money paid to reserve a lawyer’s service)
(4) 
V0CABULARY
Similar 
meaning
1. options
2. refunded
3. considerably
4. up front
5. prominence
6. billing procedures
7. expertise
8. payment